how complex they are legally involving multiple legal systems often taking a year or 2 years or to resolve. i don't need to tell you about the fact that these cases all involve significant, because you've heard from children themselves this morning about what they've experienced. but because these are children and children who've experienced, these are cases that have to be dealt with with extreme care. and carefulness. an effort. the numbers recently over the past year have become staggering. our agency and many others cannot possibly meet the need in the current situation. we have been turning away cases which is heartbreaking. so that's the bad news. but we are in a community that has a wealth of nonprofit community nonprofit agencies with experience and with commitment and we are also in a community that is an incredibly generous committed private bar. this summer our office hosted 2 trainings for private attorneys who wish to volunteer in these cases between the 2 trainings over 200 attorney showed up. but we don't have the staffing to properly utilize that energy. we weren't we've no

how complex they are legally involving multiple legal systems often taking a year or 2 years or to resolve i don't need to tell you about the fact that these cases all involve significant, because you've heard from children themselves this morning about what they've experienced. but because these are children and children who've experience

from the school district and legal folks that is where it's beginning. we will see more youth as they're identified and have issues from trauma with primary care. fortunately we're embedded with primary care and we will find out and treage them to other services and we have youth that come from many countries and certainly are constantly working with lots of folks. >> thank you so much. >> sure. >> good afternoon i am sylvia and director for service service with the human services agency. child protective services provides investigation and intervention services to children and their families that are referred for allocation of abuse and neglect and the department is responsible for investigating the service determining if children should be in the home or removed from the home on a temporary basis while working with the children and identifying safety issues and reunifying children if possible. if not we determine a permanent plan for the child through legal guardianship or adoption. all children in need of protection of abuse and neglect are eligible t

she campaigned for legalization, but she doesn't like how it's working out. she believes all those taxes guarantee a black market. but taxes have been beneficial, according to mason tvert, who also campaigned for legalization and helped draft the state's regulations. in the first seven months, those taxes have generated $24 million in revenue. a chunk of that is slated for public school construction. besides, he says, the legal market offers some things that consumers find more important than the lowest price. >> variety, convenience, safety- - that's what drives every product in the entire world. you know, that's what's going to drive this market. if someone is lower income or a higher income, chances are they're going to go to a store and purchase it because it'll be safe. it'll be convenient. there'll be variety. these are what drive people's decisions. >> reporter: how has that worked out so far? i mean, is the black market gone? is the black market going away? >> i think it's absurd for anyone to assume that we can eliminate a black market that grew over

>> well, so we have an internal legal team, external legal team. we have people who are focused on lobbying and staying in contact with the regulatory boards. to ensure that everything we do complies with local and federal regulations. >> what do you say to people who want to jump into this industry? >> i mean, in some ways it's exciting. i'm an entrepreneur as well as a lawyer. this is the ultimate entrepreneurial experiment, right? entrepreneurs love to be nimble and they love to have to react quickly and so, it's ripe for innovation, which is exciting. as you're saying, there are some real pitfalls, as a business owner going into business with somebody is like a marriage. you have to make sure you are aligned in lots of different ways to have a good working relationship. that's a huge one. negotiating good business terms, buyout provisions, all of those types of things, is critical to the success of any business like that. as you're saying it's all moving so quickly that a lot of these people aren't having time to consider the issues that they s

he had thousands of those cases without insuring that those kids each one of those cases there are legal representation. during the protective - what is now being described as the rocket docket and it was truly one of the most heartbreaking experience the room was filled with children and guardian who were terrified. and we asked the children we asked some of the family members that were there if they tried to get legal representation and one of the individuals was an example simply said they called every single organization on a how often that was given to them but never received a response. and, of course, this is very challenging and even the judge in that case judge chris waldo is doing the best they can when we addressed the room the first thing he told the kids and families they needed to get a lawyer and, of course, that's simply one thing they couldn't do. faced with this crisis and a lot of ways those kids should be helped notwithstanding the poor reporting of this issue this is a very complicated matter at hand we want to make sure as we move forward as a city in figuring out h

legal services for children and other service providers and this represents the support that any new comer, even though there is a cycle represented here, any new comer can access it at any point. part of -- one of the services that is under the wellness under this program is a program for those that lack a fixed night time resident and reside in a shelter, motel, hotel, temporary housing, abandoned building or temporary foster care. of course these students have educational rights that include immediate enrollment, attend the school they're attending, transportation to schools and participation in all programs and they of course can contact the district liaison to resolve any dispute. it's important that these students have critical services available to them. they may receive assistance with school enrollment, advocate on the transition of students, handle disputes and offering tutoring and we know that many of the unaccompanied immigrant children are trying to benefit from. they get free breakfast and lunch and get backpacks and supplies and resources and referrals to other agenci

a lot of times they say a lot of the comments i see online are doing the legal way to it the legal way. i remember telling what might sisters one-time, okay don't risk of it because i know there's a lot of rape and all these things that happen over there. so do it the legal way. guess what. she's been waiting 14 years and it doesn't move. it involves a few weeks per month or something. so, to make it short, what you guys are doing in here is something that other cities should be doing. because these children they definitely need help. it's very traumatizing for a child's i mean for grown-up to open up what's happening to them and not every woman has been raped is going to come up to -- and say it what has happened to her. please help them. thank you very much >> thank you very much. is there any other member of the public has not spoken with mike to speak? seeing none, of the comment is closed. mr. chairman >> i'll just make a very brief remark i want to thank all of the folks who've come out to speak and i specially want to thank the children and to the children i like to say a few wo

are grateful that there is discussions by state governor jerry brown have appropriated money for the legal services who are part of the rocket docket, however, those if i understand will be $3 million statewide and we anticipate only a small fraction will be sent to the san francisco bay area. we acknowledge that attorney general harris has a private foundation asked them to provide legal services we've hoping for something but we've been informed they'll not been able to provide the need resources to address this crisis. we also note that as we at this board and the mayor in san francisco consider this proposal that we are working with a coalition in alameda county we've been asking that government in alamed to step forward with funding so not only san francisco addressing the needs of the kid. you know, a lot of people have asked why is it this is important? and i just want to note a couple of points one that under international law and under u.s. immigration law many of those kids would actually qualify as refuges and many have cases to be protected that i immigration law in the united

if not we determine a permanent plan for the child through legal guardianship or adoption. all children in need of protection of abuse and neglect are eligible to get services and it's the legal responsibility to seek out relatives to serve as a viable placement option for the youth within the united states and within their home country so that's what our staff would do, locate relatives and place them with them. at this point family and children services has not seen an increase of the children come being to our attention. many children are being placed with relatives. we have been in discussions with the state department of social services that indicated that is where the federal government is placing these children is relative and family -- other family members. we anticipate as ken said that as children remain in this country for some period of time we may at a later point and time begin to see children coming to our attention. they would come to our attention if there were any allegations of abuse or neglect or through mental health services they were referred to us be

the tide turning on legalization of pot?it's going to take more than one poll to see if this is a trend. the thing is people are learning from the experience especially in colorado that pot is a dangerous thing. especially when you lace it with food. can you imagine the reaction in this country if we put nickotine in food. people who want to legalize it have to accept severe restrictions on it. hurts the brain development in teenagers and the like. if you want to legalize it, can't do it across the board. >> rich, one poll, but the fact is, so many aspects to legalization of marijuana that hadn't been thought through. people see it work out and not work out they're more against it? >> you know, that's true, but i think that national polls are not particularly relevant here, because a trend we've seen in the united states is that the blue states are becoming bluer. red states redder. so how -- you know, americans as whole, thinking about pot, it may be differ than how people in the state of washington or colorado. so i think

a lar legal fight is unfolding in texas. just last week, a federal judge in texas also defended a part of that state abortion law. it contains a requirement for abortion clinics for ambulatory clinics. >> one of the first phonecalls i made canceled appointments, and called back in a panic and threatened suicide. and at that point, what do you say to people? >> if the texas law had gone into effect, the state would have had seven or eight clinics all in major cities. a federal judge ruled long travel times and other impediments that women faced would have been as drastic as a complete ban on abortion. the supreme court passed roe v. wade and since then, laws have been passed about i 17 states restricting access to abortion. the future of legal abortion in states moving to limited restrictive procedure, at this time on the program, courts have stopped the laws from going into effect, most really louisiana. the arguments and strategies and future of abortion, joining u. the general relations of reproductive rights, and benjamin

if you look at the total amount it will take for the region to provide legal representation in all of the 2 thousand plus cases you're talking about $6.2 million. that will be needed so that we insure that every child has the representation and thinking about how to move forward we wanted to have a murder approach that recognized this is not just a san francisco problem but actually a regional problem and in their report the budget analysts estimates that 20 percent of the 2 thousand child plus the cases part of rocket docket are children that are residing in san francisco. 20 percent. so based on that estimation we have arriving at the at supplemental request of $1.2 million for each of the next two years 1.2 million repeals represents 20 percent the budget analysts report. we have n about in discussions with the mayor's office specifically with bryan chiu the mayor's office of housing and economic development to provide legal defense to those kids and reappreciate and certainly welcome the consideration that's been given by the mayor's office. seeking a supplemental is not an easy t

the legality and the secrets are braided together.cularly troubling is when journalists or other whistleblowers who try to expose the secrecy, the response has been to crackdown in an unprecedented way on journalists, on whistleblowers, by using a fairly odious 1917 law called the espionage act which was designed to repress dissent during wartime. it is now clear that edward snowden has done us a service by illegality inp the federal government and widespread surveillance that the government tried to keep secret. i think that he need not be thished in the same way as administration has tried to punish other journalists and whistleblowers, including julian assange. the phrase most often used in describing eric holder and president obama is saying that president obama has presided over more prosecutions of whistleblowers than all presidents in history combined. eric holder is pivotal to this. like -- as brother weis -- iwas talking earlier don't have any principled disagreement in the abstract of the arguments being made. again, here, i

they'll participate in the legislation so all the other sites not on the list we know those liz are not legal we'll enforce against them. >> deputy city attorney the current version pending before the board is no the requirement on hosting platforms requirement. >> so i guessed i'll ask the authors or the author sorry. >> actually, if i could consist that i have circulated amendments on the part of hosts on the number of days their engaged in and another aspect you said that the hosting platforms are two things not reporting days. >> what? >> there's no registry for hosting platforms the registry is for the hosts the residents engaging in their activities with the owner unit no registry for the hosting platform. >> every host who is registered will have to take the registration number and attach it to the advertising on their site and. >> i think so it would be helpful to have the list of universal hosting agents to report to planning we don't have my question it didn't makes sense to have this request i imagine it's easier for the enforcement side if they know which vitals are coordinating s

parent or legal guardian.s week we are taking the next step in the work by announcing approximately $1.8 million to legal aid organizations in more than 15 cities around the country. and this will enable recipients who, after extensive training in december, will begin to represent these children are immigration courts in early 2015. the justice americorps members will also help to identify children who have been victims of human trafficking or abuse and it's appropriate, we'll refer them to support services and authorities responsible for investigating and prosecuting those who perpetrate such crimes. now, this initiative reaffirms our allegiance to the values that have always shaped our pursuit of justice. it will bolster the efficacy and efficiency of our immigration court and empower new generations of aspiring attorneys and paralegals to serve their country. and it will provide important legal aid to some of the most vulnerable individuals in our immigration system. most are poorly it will bring our system

foundation asked them to provide legal services we've hoping for something but we've been informed they'll not been able to provide the need resources to address this crisis. we also note that as we at this board and the mayor in san francisco consider this proposal that we are working with a coalition in alameda county we've been asking that government in alamed to step forward with funding so not only san francisco addressing the needs of the kid. you know, a lot of people have asked why is it this is important? and i just want to note a couple of points one that under international law and under u.s. immigration law many of those kids would actually qualify as refuges and many have cases to be protected that i immigration law in the united states. the problem is those protections could not be afforded unless the person has representation there was a study by the immigration project unrepresented immigrant juveniles were facing deportation 9 out of 10 cases but when the juvenile had legal representation in almost half of the cases when there was an attorney present that case was actually

that is why we are here to legalize it. staff's recommendation is to go below, the 50 though square feet to put it in the small cap and per, his recommendations, it would be two floors and he is correct tha, is easier for us to enforce, and it is based on a number of floors, as compared to a percentage of a building and we will concur with that. >> thank you. >> and for me, i know that pdr is something that we have been grappling with for a while now. we will continue to graple with it as we move further, and the most that i will be willing to allow for the conversion is the two floors and assuming that is the top two floors and i do believe that the rest of the building is currently not, in are not legal, and that i would hope that very quickly, that the department, would take action on that. it is clear that we are looking at the housing and the jobs and that they are effecting the population from the start. and supervisors, cohen and campos and kim, in different ways had strongly, i think, expressed concerns about the re

embassy and said i would like to work in america legally.ork to fill out and he would go home to wait and wait. a forbes investigation found a high school graduate would wait on average 130 years. we were telling illegal workers do it legally just wait 130 years. makes no sense. we should make legal immigration easier. relax the rules issue work permits. immigrants co founded most of silicone valley startups. the patent office says immigrants invent things at twice the rate of native born americans. immigrants have the ambition and guts to leave their home to pursue an american dream. we ought to let more of them in. not just ph.d. half of american agriculture workers are here illegally according to the agricultural department. without them food would cost much more. milk would cost 61 percent more. some people say maybe immigrants are in the past they worked hard tried to assimilate. today's i am grants are differe -- immigrants are more likely to collect welfare and less likely to adopt the american work ethic. maybe today's immigrants are

about america's legale strategy against isis and the e] legal ramifications behind it. this is an hour. >> we are back. our discussion here now is does president obama have the legal authority to fight isis? joining me at the table this morning is stephen vladeck who g is a constitutional law professor at american university washington college of law. we also have charles "cully" stimson, a senior legal fellow at heritage foundation and alsoy served as former deputy assistance defense secretary for detainee affairs. thank you both for being here. cully stimson, let me begin with you. justho domestically because there's a a lotnd of debate whee congress should come back and gl vote for authorization of war, k does the president h have the ad legal authority right ivnow? >> i think he does.ctions you have to really divide in debate into three sections. one is does he have the domestim legal authority? in other words is there a statute on the books that gives him the legal authority beyond his article ii powers under the constitution as commander in chief. second bucket is

>> my legal stuff that went through and tore up. you know, i mean, so i don't know what has been taken and what's not been taken. >> okay. we have no interest in taking your legal stuff. you do understand that, right? >> it is taking me out of my -- >> out of your element. you're here early. exactly. >> i need -- i had deadlines. i need my legal stuff. >> it's clear you are frustrated and angry, right? >> yeah. >> get me an opportunity to get with the booking sergeant and get you your legal stuff. anticipate we'll be done with it, okay? >> master deputy steven gray is one of the jail's internal investigators. he knows singletary from his prior stays at the jail. >> what i got here is the paperwork that was confiscated from inmate singletary. and i suspect it's the reason why he's upset. what we got is income tax forms here, you know, we have 1040 ez forms and 4852s that he has filled out all different individuals. they've got all their social security numbers on here. on his little homemade spreadsheet we have a refund due anywhere

supervisor david chiu is looking at regulating home sharing in the city and airbnb is paying the tax legal missing home sharing in san francisco we're close to approving the legislation it's important to look at the restrictions i'm discouraged its been decides two difficult to tell if someone lives in their home that's across the board time limit on hurrying i'm discouraged the time limit is still be considered i'm determined the city continues to shut down hosts like me awhile greedy landlord continue to ellis act in what should be affordable apartment building and homeowners are not the reason for that high hotel rates in unindirectly areas we not responsible for buildings that are ellis act and not converting affordable housing shock into short-term rentals please don't paint us with the same brush as bad folks help us to stay in the city without a cap on the 90 days it's good for holand security and good for our neighborhoods and good for our city thank you very much for listening. >> thank you very much. next speaker. >> good afternoon. my name is a r is wlil la my husband and i are

the legal objections raised by the fbi.attached to my statement is a summary regarding these issues. the existing practice at the department seriously impairs our independence. in the absence of our resolution, our struggle to access information in a timely manner seriously delays our work. it also has a substantial impact on the morale of auditors, analysts , agents, and lawyers. in two audits, we had trouble getting organizational charts in a timely matter. however, should an opinion interpret our ability for access to information we'll request a prompt remedy. actions that limit or delay access to information have substantial consequences for our work and lead to incomplete, incabbing rat, or significantly delayed findings or recommendations. i cannot emphasize enough how critical it is to get these issues resolved quickly. this concludes my prepared statement. i'm pleased to answer any questions the committee may have. >> thank you mr. horowitz. i'll begin the questioning. the only explicit limitation on an attorney --